Republican Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake has blamed the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband on “leftist elected officials.”
Lake said the incident is the result of rising crime across the country, which she said has been caused by Democrats failing to enforce the law. She added that because people are realizing the Democrats have failed to protect the streets, voters are “tuning out” what Democrats have to say, according to Fox News.
“All of this is playing into what’s happening on our streets,” the GOP candidate said. “We have less safe streets, we’ve got the homeless population just exploding in huge numbers, we’ve got drugs flowing in, and the people are recognizing that it is the Left pushing terrible policies which make all of those bad things worse. And that’s why they’re coming over and voting for Republicans, and that’s why this party is growing.”
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Lake’s comments come shortly after Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, was assaulted early Friday morning and was transported to a hospital following the attack. The speaker’s office says that he is expected to make a full recovery.
The suspect accused of assaulting Pelosi, David Depape, 42, will be booked at the San Francisco County Jail on attempted homicide, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, and several other felony charges, according to police.
Kari Lake on Fox News blames Paul Pelosi being brutally attacked by a deranged MAGA on “leftist elected officials” pic.twitter.com/dlwA6DG3jC
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The Republican Party has put a major focus on crime, as well as inflation, ahead of the 2022 midterm elections in the hope that voters will come out and vote for the party.
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A poll conducted among 1,236 adults stated that inflation, abortion, and healthcare were the most important issues for voters this November, with crime getting just 5% of the vote. The polling was done between Aug. 29 and Sept. 1 and had a margin of error of 4.1 percentage points, according to NPR.
